Nicolas Ghesquière Is Taking His Latest Louis Vuitton Resort Collection to the Miho Museum, Near Kyoto

Nicolas Ghesquière announced via Instagram today the location of his upcoming Louis Vuitton Resort collection. The Miho Museum outside Kyoto, Japan, will be the venue for the May 14 show. Designed by I. M. Pei in 1997, the building is noteworthy for its woodland setting; apparently it was inspired by Shangri-La. The museum is revealed through a striking metal tunnel, and if last year’s Resort show at the at the Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio is any indication, there’s a good chance Ghesquière’s models will stride across its suspension bridge. In a nice bit of synchronicity, the museum’s walls and floor are made of limestone from France, the same material Pei used in the reception hall of the Louvre, where Vuitton held its Fall 2017 show and a recent VIP dinner for its collaboration with the artist Jeff Koons.

“The place inspired me right away,” Ghesquière told Vogue exclusively. “After the desert and Palm Springs, the ocean and Rio, I wanted to introduce people to another landscape, to immerse them in a sea of green. With the I. M. Pei’s Miho Museum, we are continuing an architectural voyage that suits the Maison Louis Vuitton to a T. For our 2018 Cruise fashion show we are transported into a tangled web of nature, geographical greatness, and a unique architectural vision.”

This will be Ghesquière's fourth Resort collection for Vuitton; he’s previously shown in Monaco, a John Lautner–designed home that once belonged to Bob Hope in Palm Springs, and in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro. It will be broadcast live on LouisVuitton.com.